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Caswell County's two DAC facilities offer vocational skills that ease re-entry while providing positive benefits for the public.
Prison emergency response teams and local law enforcement are searching for Rutherford Correctional Center offender Billy Lee Smith (#0622714), who walked off his job assignment at Marion Correctional Institution in Marion this morning.
MEDIA ADVISORY: NCCIW offenders begin Women’s Field Minister trainingN.C. Correctional Institution for Women will launch 19 offenders on a journey to become college-educated peer counselors and spiritual guides.
Ronnie Dwayne East #0759613 left a work location in Raleigh this afternoon.
An offender at Bertie Correctional Institution has died from injuries sustained as the result of an alleged assault by another offender on Jan. 12, 2024 and law enforcement is investigating.
Shannon Thomas Galloway (#0140181) surrendered to local law enforcement after a vehicle pursuit.
American Correctional Association auditors have recommended accreditation be awarded to the Davidson Correctional Center in Lexington, N.C., another step toward full accreditation of the North Carolina prison system.
Basden previously served as the warden of New Hanover Correctional Center.
Rogers previously served as associate warden and acting warden of Wake Correctional, which was idled in June 2022 due to the pandemic and staffing shortages.
The following story was published by the Campbell University Office of Alumni Engagement.CLINTON — Kevin Cook battled nerves and the graduation tassel that swung in front of his eyes as he spoke on behalf of his 10 classmates in front of the small crowd that gathered for the first commencement ceremony for Campbell University’s prison teaching program at Sampson Correctional Facility on Tuesday.